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POV: Alan

"I know where Melody is."

I take off into my car and the others pile in to many other cars. I couldn't wait for them, and I think they knew the same. I had to make sure she was okay. I saw Izzy's car was gone, so Melody must've taken hers.

I drive and pray at the same time. My mind is wandering so much I'm surprised I can still drive. I need to be strong for Melody.

Everyone meets me by the entrance where I had first parked my car to take Melody to our spot. I get out, and tell Caleb to walk behind me when we reach her. Not too far, but not too close. I don't want them to scare her off again.

I am running a little bit but it's too far for me to run the whole way, so all of us slow to a walk. My mind is racing and my heart is hoping Melody is ok.

Caleb puts his arm around Joey as we are walking. Caleb then almost trips on the giant branch we had to walk over. It was a short cut I knew of that I didn't take Melody on. I wanted the walk to take as long as possible and I didn't want any obstacles she had to jump over in these woods. She had enough to jump over to get here.

We reach to the small place where I had taken Melody. She is there.

Thank you God she is alright

I motion for the others to get back a little bit. She turns around and sees me. She almost stands but I motion for her that I'm here. I slowly walk to her. Her eyes were a little red and puffy, so I can guess she has been here a little while.

"What are you doing here?" She asks me. I'm heart broken because I don't want to see her this way. "I'm useless and I can't do anything right. I can't sing and I never will do it in front of a group again. I should of stayed home today. Or even stayed home from this dumb sleepover I looked even uglier than I usually do which is hard for me. I'm fat anyway. I'm WAY bigger than any of my friends. Even if they don't care, I DO! They have also done so much for me and I try to help them, but then I HATE complaining to them. It makes me feel...." She is crying again. These were some of the things keeping her locked down inside, and now she is letting them out. God has His own timing because He isn't bound by time. He created NOW for her to be with me. I am glad God gave me to be with her.

In her lap is the same guitar that I had let her borrow before. That is what must have been the sounds Joey and Chad were hearing when she was making her "Escape" to her magical place. This was where the four of us weren't afraid to roar, and this might be her place.

I sit down next to Melody as she scoots away. I look at her and she looks back at me. I reach out to hug her as she leans in. She sets the guitar down beside us, and she leans in. I am hoping nobody would make a noise and scare Melody. They are hidden quite well. In my embrace I start to speak to her,

"You know you're not worthless. You are worth it. You are amazing! You can't think of anything less than the most beautiful most talented you that you could ever be! You can do anything if you believe it in your heart. God is working in you, and He hasn't made a mistake. You are one of the best creations that He has ever created. Everyone get's scared even I doubted myself and God at one time. I told God that I didn't care, and the devil almost took me away from everything. Everyone. I wanted to give up, but there was a little voice very extremely deep down to keep going. What do you think if I would have ignored that voice, and I let fear control my life?" I was talking for a long time I know it, but it sort of looked like it was working.

Melody shrugged her shoulders. She was deep in thought. I'm not sure about what, but I know that I have to tell her this or she might always think like this. She needs love. She needs God's love, so He is working through her friends and me to help let her know that she is loved. I know her friends are like sisters to her, just like my bros are like bros to me. There couldn't be a closer bond between us. That is why we are so close. We have God on top, under supporting, and all throughout not just our music, but everything we do. It's why we do it.